Damien Marks Tjangala is from central Australia, the remote Haasts Bluff community “Ikuntji” in the Northern Territory. The community is located in the MacDonnell Shire local government area, 227 kilometers west of Alice Springs. He established his exceptional talents at the famous Papunya Tula arts center, where he learned to paint alongside some of the greats, such as Clifford Possum and Billy Stockman.

Damien later relocated to the famous Indigenous artist community in Papunya (240km northwest of Alice Spings). In Papunya he was mentored by well-respected artists, including Billy Stockman and Clifford Possum. He is married to talented artist, Yilpi Marks Atira. Damien paints “My Country” - the stories of his land and ...